84 Quotes by Jane Mayer

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    The campaign kickoff was so dismal that it needed a plastic surgeon instead of a press agent to put a face on it.

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    I need to also let your listeners know that there is actually an international law and a U.S. law that is binding, which does ban torture.

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    There have been waves of reform in the past. I see no reason why they wouldn't happen again.

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    The Kochtopus is the nickname that people who've worked for the Kochs came up with because there's so many tentacles and it likes the shadows. I really feel the first step is to provide the information.

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    The concern that I have is that, as wealth continues to concentrate in the hands of a few, economic inequality grows, and power also becomes more unequal.

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    Let's face it, the subject of campaign finance is not always scintillating. But it's incredibly important.

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    So in a strange way, even though Trump is a billionaire, what he's been saying is, "Everything's rigged, it's all corrupt and I'm not corrupt because I'm my own billionaire." Both [Donald] Trump and Bernie Sanders made a lot of hay by making that argument.

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    The Kochs are very much involved in this election, not backing [Donald] Trump but backing everything down the ballot from him. They're pouring money into capturing the Senate and the House of Representatives, and state Houses across the country.

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